Float operated valve



Oct. 21; 1952 1' CRQCKETT 2,614,579

FLOAT OPERATED VALVE Filed June 6, 1950 Fm. I. Fla. 2.

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THOMAS E. CROCKETT 28 BY I Arron/ y Patented Oct. 21, 1952 :YYQE- UN D STAT-Es PATENT} foF FICE 1 I Thomas Erlllrockett', Corpus 'ChristLjTex assignor, by 'mesne assignments, to Crockett Valve Corporation, Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation'- 7 of California m fibnt-lunefit 0, Serial No. 166,423 a l clai i i (Cl.13-i--i44) ,lMy'invention relates to improvements in float operated'valves; t I.

A primary object of the invention ist'oprovide "an improved float operated valve for supplying water to the flush tank of a; toilet.

A'further object is to provide a'valve oi the above mentioned characteri which is highlyfsim reliable and eflicientin operation, and very cheap to manufacture, v a p ",Afurther object is to provide a valve 'o f'the abovev'mentioned character which is: very easy tojiassemble and disassemble, the design offthe valve being-such that its essential parts are well adapted for screw machine production, it being unnecessary to cast or iorge any oftheessential parts.

I A'still further object is" to provide avalve'of,

the above mentionedcharacter which embodies ,a'novelfswivel jointbetween the float lever and valve body'or casing. 1 r I Other objects and advantages of the invention illbe apparent {during the course of the following descriptionQ In the accompanying" drawings, 'forming a part 'oi'this application, and in which'like numerals frfe employed to designate like-parts throughout m I Figure 1 is aside elevatic'nal view of a toilet 'flushtank equipped with a 'fi'oat valve embodyingfx'n'yinventio'n, part insection,

- .zp 'ure 21 is aplan vi'ewoffthe float operated 'valve-drawn on an 'enlarge'd'scale} Figured is a side elevation-"of the valve illus- Figure 4 is a horizontalflsectiontaken on' line trati'on is shown'a' p'r'eferred embodiment-of my invention, the numeral l0 designates a toilet flushtank of conventional construction, and pro-.

vided in its bottom II with a discharge pipe or sleeve l2, securedin placebya coupling nut l3.

Formed integral" 'with-the discharge sleeve I2 is an upwardly directedeonicalvalve seat [4 for l the usual conical flush valve element l 5: of rubber or the like. The valveelement l 5 carries an upstanding vertical guide tube IB',"slidably receiving a rigldjvertlcal guide rod 11; rigidly held py a horizontal support arm I 8, in turn rigidly secured to'a vertical overflow pipe I9; The overflowpipe nsion 20 leading into the discharge sleeve-i2 a ow? thevalve seat 14. Thf t H; p rmanentlyrigidly secured-Lo; the discharge sleeve I 2," and preferably formed integral therewith.

l 9--isequippedat its'bottom end with a tubular .ithreaded opening 30, ,sothat the top of A vertical pullior'trip rod 2| has its lower end connected with the guide tube I6 and its upper 'end'pivotally connected as at 22 with the free endj of a vertically swinga'ble lever 23, rigidly secured to a, horizontal rock shaft 24, journaled in the forward side of the tank l0 and operated by an exterior handlever 25. V

A water inlet or'supply pipe "26 leads into the bottom of thetank l0 near one sideof thesame and is connected by means of a suitablecoupling 27 with a vertical inlet pipe extension 28 which "extends to a point near and below the top of the tank l0, Figure l.- The' coupling' 21 'serves to rigidIy secure the pipe 28 to the tank bottom II.

-The upper -e'nd of th'epipeZB is screw-threaded asat 29, Figure '5, forengagementin a screwthreaded opening formed in the bottom end of a valve body or'casing- 3i, preferably formed of he agon b'a'r stock,: or the like. Thevalve body 3| is" vertically disposed, as shown, and supported by the upstanding vertical pipe 28. The valve body 3| is provided in its top with a main cylindrical bore 32 having a bottom forming an internal shoulder or fiat valve seat 33 near and below the longitudinal .'center of the valve body. A central small bore. or passage 34 leads from the ,bottom of thema'in bore 32: into .thescrewthe pipe may;communicate with the bore 32.

A cylindrical piston 35/is mounted within the main bore 32 for reciprocatiomand provided with anannular groove- 36;; receiving an O ring seal 31- ofirubber,- .ffneoprene,3.-or the like, theseal preventing the Eipassage 'oflwater between the piston andlmain'bore .32.; The piston 35 is provided at its bottom' end 35! with a central depending reduced exten-sionv38,-integral therewith, in turn provided at its bottom en'd withan: enlarged head or button 39. The piston end 35isspaced from the seat 33 'at-all timest A re'silient'cylindrical tubular-valve element 40 of soft rubber or theylik' is mounted' u'pon the reducedextension 38 between theheador button 39 and the bottom end 35 of the piston, Figure 5, and this valve element snugly'engages the extension 38, the button 39 preventing its' displacement from the piston. The outside diameter of -the valve;element Ali-is substantially smaller than the diameterof themain bore 32, andanannular passage 4| is -termed between the resilient valve element and main bore 32. The diameter of the resilient valve element 4 0 -is"gre,ater than that oi the bore or passage 34, so that-the lowr'endof the valve element 40 may engage the'flatvalveseat 33 'surrounding the bore34 for'se'aling'or cicsm gcrr the fl wv bfg iimm. e .pipe' 2 o t -p s a e 4|; 1 The button '38 is adapted to'enterithepass'age The valve its upper endwith a shalldwcylindri,aliindercut or groove 42, receivingthereinan annular split ring orband 43" having spaced radial extensions 44, provided with aligned apertures 45 for receiving a wing screw 46, carrying a winged nut 41..

It is thus seen that the band 53 constitutes a clamp which may be adjusted or swiveled about the valve body 3| to any selectedadjusted position, and clamped or locked in such adjusted" position by means of thewin'ged nut '47; The

radial extensions l carry integral inclined upstanding support arms or extension 48, disposed above the upper end of the valve body '3l,'and

' to wear to-any'great extent.

provided with aligned apertures 49 for receiving a cotter pin 50. A piston actuator or lever 5! is disposed between the support arms 48 and provided with a transverse opening 52, pivotally receiving the cotter pin 50f The actuator. '51 has a ball head or extension '53,'integral therewith and engaging within aitransverse opening orbore 54 formed in a top reduced extension 55 of the piston 35; 'A universal joint is thus formed between the piston 35' and piston actuator 5|, and the cotter pin 56 pivotally; supports the piston actuator so that it may swing vertically between screw-threaded opening llfl; receiving therein; a

screw-threaded nipple 6i of-a reducing T 62. [The scr'ev'J-threaded opening 60 leadsinto the annular passage 4!,- so, that the nipple :6! is in communication therewith. vA depending vertical,.-down flow pipe 63 has its upperendscrew threaded into the bottom of the T fitting 62,. and the lower end.

of the pipe '63 terminates'near and-above the In operation, whenrthefftank L0 is filled with water, Figure, 1, the float 59 risesluntil the actuator 5| is substantiallyhorizontal. 'The ba-ll head 53 forces the pistony35 downwardly innthe bore :32, and the lower end'of the resilient valve element All engages the annular shoulderor seat-33 to block the flow of water fromthe inlet pipe 28 through-the passage 34. f v l When-the toilet jis flushed by deprfissingthe lever 25 to elevate theiiush valve element l, 5,-- the float 59 is lowered and the ball head 53 swings upwardly about the cotter pin This elevates the piston 35. and'lif-ts the resilient valve element 40 from the" satlB'SQ ;Water now flows from the pipe 28, through the passage or bore, and into the 1 annular passage 5 I the nipple Bl, T" fitting 62 and downwardly through the pipe 53 to the bottom of'the tanl; for filling the same. As the tank becomes filled, the float; 59 is elevated for again closing the valve element! automatically;

- Theconst'ruction' or the float smegma It thenfiows through 31. .and thesev are all easy to machine.

is highly simplified, compactand durable. The -radial position of the float 59 may be readily adjusted, due to the convenientswivel connection between the band or clamp 43 and valve casing A minimum number of parts are employed, No castings are necessary, and there are no hidden or internal screws liable to loosen with use. The construc- "tionof thevalve is such that it is very easy to assembleganddisassemble during repairing, and in this connection, there are very few parts liable I have found that the walve is substantially trouble-free, silent, and long-lasting in use. 5

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herew'ithshown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape", size and arrangement of parts may be 'resorted to, without departing from the spirit of'theiinvention .or the scope of the subjolined olaimi Having thusdescrib'ed myinvention, I claim:

Afloat operated valve for a toilet flush tank,

comprising an upstanding water supply pipe arranged within the tank, an upstanding relatively short unitary valve casing mounted upon "the upperend of the water SuDplyIpipe and having a longitudinal main cylindrical bore extending through its upper end men internal shoulder at its lower end, said' -shoulder having an opening leading into thebore, said casing havinglits lower, end provided with a screw-threaded recess for receivingthe screw'fthreaded end of the upstanding water supply pipe, .s;aid casing being provided in its side with an outletopening, said casing being proyided adjacenti to its upper end with an annular recess, a eyilindrical piston. slidably and rotatably mounted within said bore, an

. -upper extension carriedbyjhe upper end of the piston and proj ecting; above. said'casing and havingian opening iormed'therein extending through one side of the upper extension, a lower reduced extension formedintegralwith the lower end of the piston and provided, at its free end with ,an enlarged head, anee uhremst c om r s bl valve element surrounding thelower reduced extension and held in pl c by said; e rse'dc e nd a p d o en a e he sho l r an co the opening in the shouldena split ring rotatably mounted within the annulargroove for circumferential adjustmentjth r i ans to drawthe ends of the split, -r ing;: inwardly to clamp; the ring to the casing, upstandinggknuckles carried by the ends of the split ring-and alever arranged between the knuckles and pivotally and removably connected therewith and having its. end extending into jthe opening f the" upper extension.

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